Garment-pressing device



, June 30; 1925.

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GARMENT PRESSING DEVICE Filed y 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG ARTHUR E SNOW June 30, 1925. v 1,544,492

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Patented June 30, 1925.,

UNITED STATES a 1,544,492 PATENT- OFFICE.

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ASSIGNOR TO THE DALY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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Application filed May 24, 1923; Serial- No. 641,239.

To all wlzom it may concern:

Be it known that I, An rHUnE. Snow, acitizenof the United Statesof America,

\ and a resident of Cincinnati,- inthe county parts being broken away.

of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Garment-Pressing Device, of which the following is a'specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a garment pressing device in which continued pressure may be exerted upon Fig. 3 is a fragmental view of Fig. 2,

'Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective showing a detail of my device.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 6is an enlarged sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

My invention comprises a base 5 upon which is mounted a table 7 and a buck 8. The base 5' has its upper portion developed into two uprights 9 and 10 which extend to a height; substantially equal .to that of the buck '8. A presser arm 11 is pivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon the uprights 9 and 10. The ends of the presser arm 11 carry the presser head 12,. and balance weight '14. which serves to normally retain the presser head 12 in a .raised position.

The [particular features of my invention lie in the hereinafter described mechanism. A footlever 15 is pivotally mounted intermediate' its ends upon the base 5 and 7 has agpedal plate 16 at its one end positioned at the front of the device so as to be conveniently accessible to the foot of the user.

A slotted yoke 17 pivotally mounted upon the base 5 at the rear thereof carries a forwardly extendingarm 18. A link 19 has its ends pivotally mounted upon the arm 18 and'the rearward end of the footlever 15. The yoke 17 has aligned longitudinal bores thru its ends, thru which bores is reciprocally mounteda rod 20. A spring 21 surrounds the rod and abuts the lower end of the yoke 17. A flange 220 on the rod 20 serves as an' abutment for the other end of the spring 21. The upper end of .the rod 20 has mounted upon it a coupling orblock 22 which' is capable of limited longitudinal adjustment by such means as a nut 23. The nut ,6- on the lower end of.

rod 20 provides adjustment for the spring '21. The link 24 pivotally connects the coupling or block 22 and the presser arm 11. The foot lev'er15 carries a stud 25. upon which a hook 26 may engage. for holding the lever 15 in a locked position. The'pedal 27 serves to release the hook 26. The finger 28 serves torender the hook 26 operative or inoperative upon the stud 25. Any other suitable latch device may be utilized in lieu of the foregoing, for example the device as shown in the patent to Andree #1,403,826. Steam for heating the presser is generated in the tank 29 and is piped into the presser head 12 thru the usual swivel connections 30.

Steam to be emitted thru the upper face of thebucltg 8 is controlled by means of a valve of the ordinary type and is controlled by the rod 31 which is operated by the foot lever 32. A garment may be steamed by meansof the pull. 33, the steam being taken V from the presser head 12 and controlled by a manually operated valve 34.

In operation a garment is placed upon the buck 8 and is steamed by pressing down upon the foot lever 32. By pressing downward on the pedal 16 the lever 15 is moved on its pivotal mounting by which movement the yoke 17 and rod 20 are brought-into alignment with the link 24 thru the agency of the link 19 and arm 18 on the yoke. This movement raises the rearward end of the presser arm 11 and brings the presser head 12 downward onto the buck 8. When the rod 20 and the link 24 are aligned the end ofthe rod 20 is moved against the yielding resistance of the spring 21. The lever 15 by ineans of stud 25 and hook 26 at which time the pressure exerted on the buck is supplied entirely by the spring 21. (See Fig. 2.) The pressure exerted on the garment may be modified, by adjusting the nut 116 then be looked in its lowered position 6 at the lower end of rod 20. When the hook 26 is released and pressure is removedfrom the foot lever 15 a tension s ring 35 returns the yoke 17 and link 24 to t eir normal positions as shown in Fig. 3. From the foregoing it will be apparent that the spring 21 permits automatic adjustment of the device to the thickness of the material pressed.

The pufi iron 33, carried by the presser head affordsa readily accessible means for use when the presser head is in a locked position. Previously steam was emitted from the presser head in pressing the shoulderportion of a coat. However, this was necessarily done with the head in a raised.

position and provided a rather unstable and unaccessible means, and as the steam issued from the entire face of the presser head this method was wasteful of steam. The pufi 33 is designed to overcome these difficulties.

What I claim is: 1. In a garment press the combination of a base, an elongated .yoke having its one end pivotally mounted upon the base at the rear thereof, said pivoted end of the yoke being provided with a forwardly extendin arm, the ends of the yoke being provide with aligned bores, a rod reciprocally received in the bores in the yoke, a Washer mounted on the rod intermediate the ends of the yoke, a spring extending about the rod and having its opposite ends in engagement supported by the base, a link pivotally connecting one end of the presser arm and the end of the rod adjacent the free end of the. yoke, a foot lever pivotally mounted inter mediate its ends at the front of the base, and a'link pivotally connecting the arm on the yoke and one end of the foot lever.

2. In a garment press the combination of a base, an elongated yoke having its one end pivotally mounted upon the base, oted end of the yoke being provide an outwardly extending arm, the ends of the yoke being provided with aligned bores, a rod reciprocally received in the bores in the yoke, a spring operative upon the rod and the yoke yieldingly resisting movement of the rod through the aligned bores, a presser arm pivotally supported by the base, a link pivotally connectingthe resser arm and the end of the rod adjacent t e free end of the yoke, a foot lever pivotally mounted on the base, and a link pivotally connecting the arm on the yoke and one end of the foot lever. v v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10th day of May,

ARTHUR E, SNOW. 

